Bicentennial Park bouldering
5-10min
Sun and shade
Dolerite
Acknowledgement
Bicentennial Park boulders were found by Mackenzie Reekie in 2025.
Introduction
Bicentennial Park is the start of both the Signal station track and the Lambert Rivulet track. Along these tracks there are a scattering of dolerite boulders that offer some joy to local bouldering enthusiasts.
Some of the problems offer some quality movements with decent rock and are certainly worth a visit if you're wanting to try something close to Hobart.
There is potential for more problems to come here, as there is scattering of dolerite throughout the gully. Note that some of the rock can be quite chossy. There is plenty of flora debris and several boulders are within dense forest and would remain damp through the wetter, colder months.
The problems added thus far are some of the better, cleaner lines found, with more problems to hopefully come. Treat the area with care, don't leave rubbish and if trying to make landings safer, please use dead debris rather than removing living material from its home.
This is a shared reserve so be friendly to others.
Problems are written up left to right as you approach the boulders.
Access
The start of the tracks and fastest way to access the initial problems is to park on Churchill Avenue. Bicentennial Park is 300m past the Nelson Rd roundabout.
An alternative to access higher in the gully is to park on Enterprise Rd (see the GPS coords). The initial problems are down hill from here.
GPS
Stinkhorn Boulder
After crossing the first bridge, walk up the steps for about 20m Stinkhorn is on the left behind a decent eucalyptus.
Start Left hand on prominent flat side pull and Right hand on under cling rail.
Can use prominent foot beneath under cling, close to ground. Boost up and right through crimps to juggy top.
Right arete doesn't add much value to route.
Mackenzie Reekie 2025
Crimpy o stinky project
SDS as for The Stinkhorn, however move left using sharp, powerful crimps and then up to intermediate rail before the top out. Left hand arete is out for this stinky proj!
Mycelium Slab
After Stinkhorn follow the track uphill for 2 mins to a junction, take the right path via a 4WD track, once through the microcosm of greener vegetation the track will open up and you will see a prominent Boulder to the left of the track, this is Mycelium Slab.
Start on the left side of the slab and follow the right leading groove until it dissipates to top out the slab on crimpy jugs.
Mackenzie Reekie 2025
Starts on the right side and climbs direct up side pulls and juggy rail.
Mackenzie Reekie 2025
Soppkongen area (Norwegian meaning: The mushroom King)
50m along the 4WD track past Mycelium slab is a rocky out crop to the right of the track, pop your head over the edge and you're looking down into the Soppkongen area.
The left hand arete, and you can use the detached shard to get things started.
Mackenzie Reekie 2025
Start with your left hand in the left crack and right hand on the small spock crimp (imagine gaps between your fingers).
Boost up right to the large crimp and then move through slopers to the top.
The left arete and right wall are tempting but out of bounds you naughty thing you.
Mackenzie Reekie 2025
Obviously slabby dihedral that is often moist and home to moss. Nice movement when cleaned and dry.
Mackenzie Reekie 2025
The Seat Boulders
Follow the path uphill from the Soppkongen area until you arrive at the bench seat near the Enterprise Rd park entrance.
Alternatively park at the Enterprise Rd entrance and follow the path to the park then turn left till you reach the seat (about 2 minutes walk).
Downhill from the seat is a group of boulders the first group are short but Beefcake, Beefcake is worth a look. Further downhill and left is a taller outcrop.
Start on the sidepull/undecling.
Left and downhill is the twitch outcrop.
Start on mat with feet on low dimples and hand on sidepull/layaway. Dyno off the mat to the flat.
Straight up the corner.
Arete
Struggle Street Boulder
Follow the track past the seat and uphill till a suitcase sized boulder with a cairn appears on the right (about 200m uphill). Follow the cairns downhill to Struggle street boulder.
Start with sidepull and sharp undercling.
Start in crack, hard sit leads to interesting top.
Enjoyable thoughtful.